About Nia
WNBA CAREER
- Six-year WNBA player having spent two seasons with San Antonio/Las Vegas, two with Atlanta, one with Phoenix, and one with Los Angeles.
- Has appeared in 146 career regular-season games, earning the start in 51 of them
- Career averages of 5.1 points and 3.0 rebounds per game
- Poured in a career-high 23 points on May 27, 2018 against Seattle while with Las Vegas…finished eight-of-11 (72.7 percent) from the field and two-of-three from three-point range
- Grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds on June 17, 2018 against Phoenix…added 11 points in the game for her first career double-double.
- Recorded a career-best two double-doubles in 2022 in only 16 games played.
2023 Highlights with the Dream
- Played and started 31 games from the Dream in 2023
- Shot a career-high for 3 in 2023 with 40.2%
- Coffey had 10 blocks through the first four games, tying Elizabeth Williams (2016) for most blocks to start a season through 4 games in franchise history.
- Scored her 100th 3-pointer against Indiana (6/18).
- Recorded her 100th career assists in the Dream’s victory against New York (6/13)
- Coffey recorded 3 blocks and 7 rebounds against the Sun (6/15).
- Recorded her first double-double of the season with 13 points, 10 rebounds against Lynx (7/18)
- Followed up with another double-double with 13 points and 13 boards (7/20)
- Scored a season-high 15 points against the Mystics (6/30).
2022 Season (Atlanta)
- Started in all 16 games played for the Dream.
- Scored 11 points with 9 rebounds in her 2022 season debut, adding a steal and a block.
- Pulled down a team-high 8 rebounds in a win over Los Angeles (5/11).
- Scored 14 points off four made field goals (two three’s) in a win over Indiana (5/15), adding on a team-leading 6 rebounds.
- Recorded her second career double-double (her first since 2018) with 12 points and 10 rebounds against Washington (5/20).
- Earned her third career double-double with a season-high 16 points and 19 rebounds against Indiana (6/5).
- Missed seven games due to injury (right knee).
- Returned from her injury to start and score 11 points at Chicago (7/12), adding on 2 rebounds and a steal.
- Missed the rest of the season (13 games) due to her knee injury.
2021 Season (Los Angeles)
- Appeared in all 32 games with 17 starts for the Sparks
- Averaged a career-high 8.3 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks in 25.2 minutes per game
- Averaged a career-high 41.7% on 3-pointers in 2021
- Recorded a career-high six blocks against Dallas on June 21, 2021
- Scored in double-figures 13 times
- Recorded career highs in minutes played (33) and 3-point field goals attempted (8)
2020 SEASON
- Appeared in 25 games in 2020 for Phoenix, earning one start in the Mercury’s season opener
- Averaged 2.9 points and 2.5 rebounds in a career-high 15.3 minutes per game
- Shot a career-best 42.1 percent (16-of-38) from the field on the season
- Scored a season-high 10 points to go along with a season-best six rebounds in the Mercury’s win at Dallas on August 10
- Knocked down a season-best two three-pointers twice on the season (August 10 at Dallas, August 16 vs. Dallas)
- Missed six regular season games due to injury, along with the Mercury’s two playoff games
2019 SEASON
- Appeared in 28 games in 2019 for Atlanta, earning the start in six of them
- Averaged 5.0 points and a career-best 2.8 rebounds in 13.9 minutes of action
- Scored in double digits four times, with a season-high 13 points at Washington on July 21
- Led the team with a season-high eight rebounds against Seattle on May 31
- Tied a career high in steals (two) at Connecticut on July 19, to go along with a team-high seven rebounds in the game
- Recorded six games with at least two three-pointers, including a season-high three on June 23 against Washington…played a season-high 24 minutes in the game
2018 SEASON
- Appeared in 28 games and made 10 starts with Las Vegas…missed four games after suffering an ankle injury on June 3 at Chicago
- Averaged 5.3 points and 2.4 rebounds in 13.8 minutes per game
- Scored 10 or more points five times on the season, including a career-high 23 points on May 27 against Seattle…finished with 10+ points in four of the first five games to begin the season, including the first three games
- Notched her first career double-double on June 15 against Phoenix with 11 points and a career-high 12 rebound
2017 SEASON
- Appeared in 27 games and made one start during her rookie season in San Antonio
- Averaged 1.8 points and 1.9 rebounds in 7.8 minutes of action per game
- Scored a season-high seven points on July 7 against Phoenix
- Grabbed a season-best six rebounds on July 5 against Connecticut
COLLEGE CAREER
- Four-year standout at Northwestern University
- Named to the All-Big Ten First Team in all four seasons
- AP All-America Honorable Mention as a senior in 2017
- Named to the 2017 Naismith Women’s College Player of the Year watch list
- Finished her collegiate career as the program’s career leader in rebounds, field goal attempts, free throws made and attempted…finished second in career points and blocked shots
- Became the fifth player in Big Ten women’s basketball history with 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in a career
INTERNATIONAL
- Played for Flammes Carolo Basket in the 2021-22 WNBA offseason, averaging 26.9 points and 12.2 rebounds | Stats
- Spent the 2019-2020 WNBA offseason playing for Cukurova in Turkey…averaged 14.5 points, 9.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists in six games
- Played for the Adelaide Lighting during 2018-19 WNBA offseason in Australia where she was named Team MVP and a WNBL All-Star…averaged a team-high 17.5 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 26 games
- Played part of the 2018-19 WNBA offseason in Poland for Arka Gdynia…averaged 13.4 points and 4.5 rebounds in 13 games
- Played for Maccabi R. Hen in Israel during the 2017-18 WNBA offseason